Organizing and Supporting Successful Multi-Institution Consortia

By working together, we can accomplish more than we can on our own. That is the goal of multi-institutional consortia.

This is the first in a series of webcasts about consortia, which are organizations that foster inter-institutional partnerships to share resources with the goal of increasing the institutional capacity for technology-mediated courses and programs. They take many forms (depending on local needs and politics) and vary greatly in the services they offer.

We will hear about organizational, funding, governance models, and lessons learned that you can apply in your own settings from three very different, yet successful, consortia:

John Opper, Florida Virtual Campus – “Working collaboratively with Florida’s 12 public universities, 28 public colleges, K-12 school districts, and other partners, FLVC provides free services to help students go to college, succeed in school, prepare for career success, and in life after graduation.”

Lena Patterson, eCampus Ontario – “A not-for-profit corporation, is funded by the Government of Ontario to be a centre of excellence in online and technology-enabled learning for all publicly-funded colleges and universities in Ontario.”